Charge vehicles by weight to offset sagging gas tax | Andrew Stasiowski Apr 24, 2026 Apr 24, 2026 Updated Jun 25, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Highway Trust Fund — the primary federal account dedicated to funding highways, bridges and transit — is going broke. Andrew Stasiowski Stan Lindsey Photography,Inc kAm%96 7F?5 86ED :ED >@?6J =2C86=J 7C@> 7656C2= E2I6D @? 82D@=:?6 2?5 5:6D6= 7F6= — C6G6?F6 D@FC46D 56D:8?65 564256D 28@ 7@C 2 G6CJ 5:776C6?E EC2?DA@CE2E:@? DJDE6>] %92E C6G6?F6 :D?’E <66A:?8 FA H:E9 DFC7246 EC2?DA@CE2E:@? ?665D]k^AmkAm%96 AC@3=6>nk^AmkAmr@?8C6DD 92D ?@E :?4C62D65 E96 7656C2= 82D E2I D:?46 `hhb] *6E :E 92D 4@?D:DE6?E=J :?4C62D65 7F?5:?8 7@C C@25D 2?5 3C:586D E@ 244@F?E 7@C C:D:?8 4@?DECF4E:@? 4@DED 2?5 2 8C@H:?8 324<=@8 @7 ?665D]k^Am kAmr@?8C6DD D9@F=5?VE 4FE :?G6DE>6?ED :? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Mileage fee is fairest way to pay for America’s roads | Baruch Feigenbaum: Since our nation began building roads, drivers have had to help pay for them. That was the foundation of the federal gas tax, created in 1932.
Mileage fee is fairest way to pay for America’s roads | Baruch Feigenbaum: Since our nation began building roads, drivers have had to help pay for them. That was the foundation of the federal gas tax, created in 1932.
